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Community 2121 Awards

Epping and districts are extremely fortunate to have many volunteers who give their time and skills to local groups, charities, clubs and other organisations. The Community 2121 Awards was established by Community Bank Epping to recognise their dedication and work.

These annual Awards are presented to deserving residents who have demonstrated outstanding commitment and selfless dedication for the benefit of our community.

The Awards are recognition for those quiet achievers – volunteers who help make Epping a better place to live.

How does it work

There are two categories in the Awards:

  • General Award – open to all local residents
  • Youth Award – for those under 25 years of age on 1 January of the year following

Local residents and organisations are invited to nominate people each year. These nominations are assessed by the Board of Directors, and awards are presented at an annual dinner (held in conjunction with Epping Rotary) each Spring.

2026 Nominations

Do you know of a worthy recipient of a Community 2121 Award for 2026? Please use the form below to nominate them. Nominations close 15 September 2026 and the successful recipients will be notified shortly thereafter.

Congratulations to the 2025 Winners:

Youth Award: Phoebe Ng

Adult Award: Fritz Berchtold, Ken Fitzgerald, Kori Tandy, Dongyang Sun, Peter Kang, Linda Xu and Catherine Collerson

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Past Community 2121 Award Winners

Since the Awards were established in 2006, 53 locals have received recognition. They represent a very wide range of organisations and volunteer work.

YEARRECIPIENT
2006Craig Watford
2007Garth Guyett
2008Lynne Pickering
2009Steve Colquhoun
2010Margaret Lloyd
2011John Conybeare
2012Mike Griffiths
2013Sandra Nicholls
2014Wendy Hoving
2015Ken Douglass
2016 – 17Helen Armson, Trevor Hoggan
2018Stephanie Ashton, Richard Holland,    
Hayden Dalton (Youth Award)
2019Brenda Bowley, Chris Coates,
Maddison Hall (Youth Award)
2020Vic Izmirlian, Trevor McAlister, Dorothy Doolan, Michael Snell
Madison Domanko (Youth Award)
2021Bruce Jacob, Margaret McCartney, Craig Denyer, Melony Smirniotis
2022Clive and Elizabeth Gillam, John Morris, Parveen Goel, Peter Amos, Derry Thomas
2023Paul Hutcheson, Dessy Le, Sue Hart, Joanne Colquhoun
2024Brian Bailey, Sean Salampessy, Bryan Cox, Tina Clifton, Ron Marton, Tymon Domanko, Peter Wagner,
Aarya Tandon (Youth Award)
2025Fritz Berchtold, Ken Fitzgerald, Kori Tandy, Dongyang Sun, Peter Kang, Linda Xu, Catherine Collerson
Phoebe Ng (Youth Award)

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